chen lấn

Thân thiện

Mọi người không nên chen lấn khi lên xe buýt.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To jostle: To push or bump against someone, especially in a crowded place, in order to move past them or take their position.
   • To elbow one's way: To push forward aggressively using one's body, often in a rude or forceful manner to get ahead of others.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Mọi người chen lấn để mua vé. (People jostled to buy tickets.)
  • Đám đông chen lấn nhau ở lối ra. (The crowd elbowed each other at the exit.)
  • Xin đừng chen lấn khi lên xe buýt. (Please do not jostle when boarding the bus.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "chen lấn" often implies a chaotic, competitive, and physically aggressive action within a dense group. It carries a negative connotation of rudeness and a lack of order or consideration for others.

Variants and Related Words

• Chen (v): to squeeze into a tight space or a crowd. It can be less forceful than "chen lấn".
  • Cô ấy chen vào giữa đám đông. (She squeezed into the middle of the crowd.)
• Lấn (v): to encroach, to push forward and take space from others.
  • Xe đó đang lấn làn đường. (That vehicle is encroaching into the lane.)

Synonyms

• To jostle: To push or shove.
• To shove: To push roughly.
• To crowd: To press tightly together.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Chen lấn xô đẩy: To jostle and shove vigorously. This phrase intensifies the sense of chaotic pushing.
  • Cổng trường học lúc tan tầm thường có cảnh chen lấn xô đẩy. (The school gate at dismissal time often has scenes of vigorous jostling and shoving.)

Học thuật

1. To jostle (someone) out, to elbow (someone) out
   • không chen lấn nơi đông người
     not to elbow others out in a crowd